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𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒𝟎 - 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics Covered: - The State of the Opposition and their demands - Update on the Border Positions between Armenia & Azerbaijan - The State of the Line of Contact around Artsakh Guests - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Recorded: January 10, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: li...

Conversation with My Step's Maria Karapetyan (Ep #39) - 01/08/2021 As protesters in the streets of Yerevan continue demanding the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan in the aftermath of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the ruling My Step faction seems to be firmly on the side of the prime minister.  In the last week or so here at Groong we hosted representatives of various opposition parties and to...

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐩 #𝟑𝟖) - 01/03/2021 Policy is a set of proposals developed and then implemented by governments to address an issue or a problem in the society. The spheres that policy has an impact on ranges from health and social policies (within the category of public policy) to foreign and even military policies.  To develop relevant and useful public policies, po...

Since the end of the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in 1994 and for over quarter of a century, Armenia has engaged in diplomatic activity with Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia and the West. The aim of those diplomatic initiatives was to find a solution to the conflict by engaging in direct diplomatic negotiations as well as track two diplomacy. In September 2020, diplomatic initiatives gave way to a militar...

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Bright Armenia's Edmon Marukyan Following the trilateral Karabakh ceasefire of Nov 9, all major political forces in Armenia (except for the ruling party) condemned Nikol Pashinyan’s agreement to the deal. While the dissatisfaction with the agreement is widespread, the opposition is not entirely unified on what to do next. We’ll  talk with the leader of one of the 2 parliamen...

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟑𝟓 - 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 Topics Covered: - Life in Artsakh - Update on Hin Tagher & Khtsaberd - Internal Political Situation in Yerevan - Kapan Border Tension Guests - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Recorded: Dec 20, 2020 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐑𝐅’𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 Following the trilateral Karabakh ceasefire of Nov 9, the Armenian opposition has nearly universally condemned Nikol Pashinyan’s agreement to the deal.  The largest opposition grouping, called Movement of the Salvation of the Homeland (Հայրենիքի փրկության շաժում in Armenian), composed of 17 political parties including the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 33 - Dec 13, 2020 Topics Covered: - Renewed Fighting & the OSCE MG visit - Expedited Border Demarcation? - What will happen to Sotq? - Diplomatic Relations with Azerbaijan? Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Emil Sanamyan - Pietro Shakarian Recorded: Dec 13, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groon...

Academia and academic work, especially in the fields of humanities and social sciences, has always been instrumentalized by various ideologies and/or political regimes. Moreover, various disciplines within each of those fields such as anthropology, art history, literature, etc., have a long tradition of being the middle children of academia and are rarely considered to have a role in shaping minds...

On November 9, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed The Statement ending the war in Artsakh, known more commonly as Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia emerged as a major winner, by ending the violence, introducing peacekeepers, and upholding its historical role as the regional referee in the Caucasus. What are Russia’s interests in the region, and in this agreement? Guest -- 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 Hosts: -- 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞...

Turkey & Azerbaijan Connecting | Opposition Uniting | Putin support? | Kocharyan Interview | Ep. 30) - Dec 6, 2020 Topics: - Turkey and Azerbaijan Connecting - Armenia’s Political Opposition Uniting - Does Putin support Pashinyan? - Robert Kocharyan Interview Guests: - Varuzhan Geghamyan - Asbed Kotchikian Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Episode 30 | Recorded: Dec 6, 2020  S...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 29 - Nov 29, 2020 Topics Covered: - Border Demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan - The Scene in Yerevan - COVID Update - Armenia Fund support for the post-war Economy Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Hrant Mikaelian Recorded: Nov 29, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Born in Sanahin, Armenia in 1895, Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan was the most prominent Soviet state figure of Armenian origin. A survivor, Mikoyan managed to weather every Soviet leader from Lenin to Brezhnev.  He was once the #2 man in Moscow after Nikita Khrushchev, and his legacy is complex.  Today on Groong, we will explore this extraordinary historical figure. To help us unpack the historical leg...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 27 - Nov 15, 2020 Topics Covered: - The war ends. What are the terms of the deal? - Pax Russiana - The extent of Turkey’s presence in Azerbaijan - Jubilation in Baku Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Emil Sanamyan - Artyom Tonoyan Recorded: Nov 15, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 26 - Nov 8, 2020 Topics Covered: - Six weeks of war, what to do next. - What is Russia thinking? - To recognize or not to recognize. Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Emil Sanamyan - Yeghia Tashjian Recorded: Nov 7, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 25 - Nov 1, 2020 Topics Covered: - Summary of diplomatic activities - Iranian mediation offers - Negotiations in Geneva - Support from ex-presidents - Latest update on the war Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Suren Sargsyan Recorded : Oct 30, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groo...

Since September 27, Azerbaijan has been waging an all out war on Artsakh, cluster-bombing towns and villages and killing civilians and destroying churches and cultural centers, with the aim to destroy and depopulate the region. The worldwide Armenian Diaspora has come together to fight this existential threat. We’ve read much about the Diaspora’s activities around most of the world, but what about...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 23 - Oct 25, 2020 Topics Covered: - International diplomacy on the move? - What is Turkey’s endgame? - War and post-war economy - Update on COVID Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Hrant Mikaelian - Emil Sanamyan Recorded : Oct 25, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 22 - Oct 18, 2020 Topics Covered: - In retrospect: Tracing our steps back to Sep 27 - Call from extra-parliamentary opposition for a War Council - Mobilization of the Armenian Diaspora Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Emil Sanamyan Recorded : Oct 18, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - 10/12/2020 Topics Covered: - Security situation on the ground; - Diplomatic activity, short & long term goals; - Humanitarian impact in Artsakh &  Armenia; - Effect of social media on the war. Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Asbed Kotchikian Resident Panelists: - Lara Aharonian: Co-founder & co-director of the Women's Resource Center NGO in Yerevan - R...

ANN Groong Week in Review - Oct. 4, 2020 Topics Covered : - Stepanakert under persistent bombardment using banned cluster bombs. - Turkey’s role in the war. - Why is Russia quiet? - What can we expect next? --- This episode of the podcast was fully devoted to the war in Artsakh. It was recorded on the morning of Saturday, Oct 3 Pacific time while one of our guests, Varuzhan Geghamyan was in Stepan...

Conversations on  Groong - October 3, 2020 It has now been 7 days since Azerbaijan initiated a wide-scale attack against Armenia and Artsakh. The tragic news of deaths and destruction continue to stream in every hour. In today’s conversation on Groong, we talk to Jirair Libaridian and Thomas DeWaal about the regional geopolitics that helped create a ripe environment for renewed fighting and variou...

SHOW NOTES: Topics : - The 29th Anniversary of Armenian Independence; - Armenia’s foreign policy;  - Azerbaijan war of disinformation; and lastly - Opposition trio rally and Tsarukyan’s arrest Resident Panelists: - Asbed Kotchikian - Marine Manucharyan - Emil Sanamyan Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Recorded: Sep 26, 2020  Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

It’s been two and a half years since the dramatic popular protests of 2018 that resulted in the resignation of Serge Sargsyan and the subsequent election of Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister in Armenia. The change in power, which is commonly referred to as “The Velvet Revolution”, gave many the hope of a more democratic Armenia. Many promises were made in 2018, and mid-way through this administrat...

SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/2FVpjSE Topics :  - Constitutional Court Appointment  - Armenia’s Growing National Debt  - Calls for the Resignation of the Minister of Education  - Escalated Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border     - Armenian Soldier dies amidst escalation     - Azerbaijan again slams negotiations, turns away Russian AWACS - Khodorkovsky Publishes New Dossier on Armenian & Az...